May 16, 2012 • Vol. 10, No.21
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County Attorney discusses crime prevention in Anthem MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
A beautiful Saturday in May may have hijacked many area residents from attending the 2012 Citizen Safety Forum and E x p o , however those in at tendance at Boulder MONTGOMERY Creek High School on Saturday got the opportunity to pick up a variety of tips on avoiding being a victim of crime. Attendees had the opportunity to collect information on how to protect their home and prevent such crimes as investment fraud, identity theft, consumer scams and more. Following a free lunch, in the high school’s cafeteria, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery addressed the crowd of approximately 25 in attendance. Montgomery spoke about the dip in crime from 20022010 noting an 18 percent decrease nationally and a 39 percent drop in the Valley. “A couple reasons come
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Local football programs address safety MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
The NFL draft is in the rear view mirror. And the first game of the season won’t take place until early September, but the NFL has been in the news for its growing problem regarding concussions. Whether it is NFL legend Junior Seau’s recent suicide or the number of retired NFL players suing the NFL for issues regarding their post NFL health the multi-billion dollar industry has a potentially crippling issue on its hands. And the issue isn’t limited to the NFL. In a recent interview Kurt
Warner of the NFL Network and a former Arizona Cardinals quarterback said knowing the physical demands of the game he would have severe reservations about his children pursuing a career in the game. In Anthem a pair of youth football teams are doing what they can to lessen the likelihood of having their players suffer concussions. At Anthem Prep Academy Mark Huston and the Eagles will become the first prep team in Arizona to adopt a technology that has been around since the 1990s, but has never caught on beyond a very limited number of football players. Mark Kelso played in the NFL
for eight season with the Buffalo Bills from 1986-1993. After suffering through a number of concussions he became the first player to wear Pro Cap on his helmet. Kelso, a safety, said he suffered six or seven concussions through the first three seasons of his career. “Anytime you’re dealing with your brain it can be serious,” he said. “I had a young family at the time. Our head trainer came to me and showed me this product. He told me he didn’t think I should play unless I wore it.” Pro Cap is a softer outer shell,
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The Pro Cap III is a soft outer shell that can be velcroed on top of a football helmet. The product is designed to lessen the violence of collisions, helping to reduce concussions.
Tire fire ignites for 2nd time west of Anthem MARC BUCKHOUT MANAGING EDITOR
Courtesy of Daisy Mountain Fire Department
Tires at a cement plant west of Anthem caught fire for the second time in less than 48 hours Friday. Daisy Mountain Fire needed three hours to extinguish the fire, a 50 foot by 60 foot area filled with tires stacked six feet high.
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A tire fire at a cement plant west of Anthem Way, brought Daisy Mountain Fire Department out to the facility for the second time in less than 24 hours on Friday. After needing nearly four hours to put out the first fire, which took place at approximately midnight in the early hours of May 9, tires stacked nearly six feet deep in some places in a 50 foot by 60 foot area caught fire again Friday. Friday’s fire started at approximately 1:20 p.m. and required three hours to extinguish. Daisy Mountain Fire Department Public Information Officer Dave Wilson said
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there were a couple challenges involved with fighting the fire. “The tires were so densely packed in there,” he said. “It was just a big hot mess to push through there and make sure they’re all out. We’ve also gotten to the point in the year where you really have to watch to make sure the guys aren’t overheating. On top of that there was a chain link, electrically charged fence to deal with that made accessing the fire difficult.” Tankers also had to be called to the scene because of the lack of fire hydrants in the area. Three trucks responded to the scene. Wilson said the cause of the two fires was unknown. The tires were being used to make barricades.
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